16-week Marathon Training: Beginner

Planning to run your first marathon and want to be sure you can complete it in a reasonable time?
Follow this 16-week training plan as closely as possible and record your weekly distance. Your score will depend on how closely your weekly distance matches the suggested target distance, so you'll get penalised for going over distance as well as under. Competitors who closely follow the training plan will get to the top of the leaderboard.
This training plan assumes you can run 8+ miles fairly... more details

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Planning to run your first marathon and want to be sure you can complete it in a reasonable time?

Follow this 16-week training plan as closely as possible and record your weekly distance. Your score will depend on how closely your weekly distance matches the suggested target distance, so you'll get penalised for going over distance as well as under. Competitors who closely follow the training plan will get to the top of the leaderboard.

This training plan assumes you can run 8+ miles fairly comfortably, and typically run 3-4 days per week. If you're starting from a lower running base than this then you should consider building up over a longer period. If you're a more experienced runner looking to improve your marathon time, look out for the more advanced marathon training plans.

Enjoy your training, and don't forget to encourage other competitors in this challenge via the comments and challenge wall!

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